May 11, 2026

Item No.

Item

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of the Agenda

Approval of the April 13, 2026, Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Chair’s Remarks

President’s Remarks

EPC Action Items (presented by the EPC Chair—others listed will be available for questions):

Item		Proposal	Overview
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST (Associate Provost Scott Sheridan)
1.	College of Design, Media and the Arts	View	Merge the College of the Arts and the College of Communication and Information (fall 2027)
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS (presented by Director Kristen Kolenz)
2.	Admission of Undergraduate Students	View	Revise policy (fall 2026)
COLLEGE OF APPLIED AND TECHNICAL STUDIES
3.	Insurance Studies - B.S.	View	Inactivate degree program per SB1 (fall 2026); Faculty Sente approved (10-Feb-25, 2-Feb-26) replacing this program with the Accelerated Bachelor of Applied Studies degree in Insurance Studies
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Biological Sciences
4.	Plant Biology - B.S.	View	Inactivate degree program per SB1; admission was suspended summer 2026 (fall 2026)
Department of Philosophy
5.	Philosophy - B.A.	View	Inactivate degree program per SB1; admission was suspended summer 2026 (fall 2026)
COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
School of Music
6.	Music - B.A.	View	Inactivate degree program per SB1; admission was suspended summer 2026 (fall 2026)

Old Business:

Action Items:

Kent Core Revisions (presented by David Dees)

1. Student Committee for the New Kent Core (recommendation #3 in the attached PowerPoint)

2. Course Distributions in the New Kent Core (Options A-D can be found here)

New Business

10.

Additional Items

11.

Announcements / Statements for the Record

12.

Adjourn

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

April 3, 2026

April 24, 2026

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